Sidse Babett Knudsen
Biography
Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.
Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation. In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance Den Eneste Ene (English title: The One and Only). In 2016, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Courted (L'Hermine). Knudsen has also received award nominations for her roles in Monas Verden (Mona's World) and Efter brylluppet (After the Wedding).
Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
Filmography
What Lies Between Us
2026
as Anne Sofie
The Family Plan 2
2025
as Svetlana Romanova
The Great Arch
2025
as Liv von Spreckelsen
13 Days, 13 Nights
2025
as Kate
An Ordinary Case
2024
as Maître Annie Debret
Sons
2024
as Eva Hansen
Club Zero
2023
as Miss Dorset
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
as The Grand Duchess
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023
as Self
WOACA
2023
as WOACA
Oh My Goodness!
2023
as Mère Joséphine de la Rédemption
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020
as Sig selv
Limbo
2020
as Helga
Wildland
2020
as Bodil
The Translators
2019
as Helene Tuxen
The Exception
2019
as Anne-Lise
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
as Ohlmann
Captain Bimse
2019
as Sophie
In Fabric
2018
as Jill
Holly på Sommerøen
2018
as Charlotte skovmyre
Vitello
2018
as Vitello's Mother (voice)
The Eternal Road
2017
as Sara
150 Milligrams
2016
as Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist
Inferno
2016
as Elizabeth Sinskey